Doll&#39;s eye construction



Oct. 10, 1939. DE CESAR}; r AL 2,175,831

DOLLS EYE CONSTRUCTION Filed April 18, 1936 a "In.

INVENTORS MflTTEO D5 (YES/IRE 6: BY DAV/D (O/1N i ATTORNEY Patented Oct. 10, 1939 UN [TED STATES PATENT OFFIQE DOLLS EYE CONSTRUCTION of New Jersey Application April 18, 1936, Serial No. 75,086

13 Claims.

This invention relates to artificial eyes' and more particularly to dolls eye construction.

The principal object of our invention is to provide an improved dolls eye construction which I shall be relatively inexpensive to manufacture,

easy to assemble; which shall comp-rise relatively few and simple parts, and which at the same time shall be highly efficient for the purposes intended.

Another object of our invention is to provide a novel dolls eye construction having upper and lower lid simulating members with eyelashes attached thereto.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in part hereinafter pointed out.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combination of elements, and arrangement of parts which Will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter described, and of which the scope of application will be indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawing, in which is shown one of the various possible illustrative embodiments of this invention,

Fig. 1' is an assembly view of a dolls eye construction embodying our invention.

Fig; 2 is a front elevational view of the Fig. 1 form of construction.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged section taken substantially on line 3--3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4; is an extended perspective view showing the manner in which the various parts comprising the complete dolls eye construction are assembled.

Fig. 5 is a perspective View illustrating the iris member and the eyeball member in assembled relationship.

Fig. 6 is a front elevational view of a dolls eye construction embodying a modified form of our invention.

Fig.7 is a side elevational view of the Fig. 6 form of device.

Referring now in detail to the drawing there is disclosed a dolls eye construction embodying the various features of our invention, which comprises a substantially hemispherical shell E5. The shell may be provided with a pair of aligned perforated ears 40 designed to accommodate a shaft (not shown) for mounting a pair of dolls eyes thereon. The shell i5 is also provided with a flattened chordal plane l6 and an integral extended portion H which is adapted to serve as the upper eyelid member of the assembled dolls eye construction. The size of the fiattened'pl'ane-IG and its positioning with respect to 55 the shell l5 are determined by an iris and pupil simulating member hereinafter to be described. The shell l5, to'geth'erwith the upper eyelid portion ll is preferably made of sheet metal or any other suitable material, and may be stamped therefrom in one operation. The eyelid I? may {3 be concentrically curved in relation to the shell Hi. When the eyelid I! is bent over into its propor position as shown in Figs. 1 to 3 of the drawing, it will be superimposed on the shell iii. The eyelid ii is also provided with a series of hairs it which are attached to the underside thereof and are designed to simulate eyelashes.

An eyeball simulating member 28 having affixed thereto an iris simulating member El, is provided, and is adapted to be properly superimposed on the shell E5. The eyeball member 23 is preferably made of any suitable transparent material, such as Celluloid, and is concentrically curved in relation to the shell i5. and substantially the size of a quarter of a hollow sphere. The memberZi is preferably made of any material suitable for printing thereon. The member 2i is provided with a printed pupil portion 22 which may be embossed or projected forwardly during the printing process. The iris momber'Zl may be printed in' any desired color such as blue. grey, green or brown to simulate the color of the human eye. The member 2i is suitably positioned and attached to the inner surface of the eyeball member 20, by any suitable means of at- 0 tachment, such as cement placed on the periphery of the member 2i. If desired, the member 2! may be made of the same material as the member 29 so that when they are cemented together, the similar materials will effect a welding of the members. After the member 2i has been attached to the member 20 in the manner just described, the inner surface of the member 26 is painted white. It is thus seen that the eyeball 20 will appear, when viewed from the outer surface thereof, to be all white, with the exception of the annular area corresponding to and registering with the member 2 i, which was not painted white due to cementing of the member 25 thereto. The said annular area will be transparent, and when looking through this transparent area the iris and pupil Will be clearly seen. The as-- sembled eyeball member 25, comprising the members 20 and 2 l, is then superimposed on the shell i5 and attached thereto by any suitable means, such as cement. If desired, that portion of the shell !5 which is designed to contact the inner surface of the eyeball member 20, may be provided with ripples or knurls for the purpose of providing a better gripping surface for the cement disposed between the inner surface of the member 20 and the outer surface of the shell I5. When the member 25 has been properly attached to the shell I5, it is noted that the iris member 2I will register with and be disposed adjacent the flattened portion I6 of the shell I5. It is thus seen that the provision of the flattened plane I6 on the shell I5 permits the assembled member 25 to overlie and conform to the contour of the shell After the member 25 has been properly attached to the shell I5, the upper lid II carrying the eyelashes I8 is then bent over into the position shown in Fig. 3 of the drawing, and may be cemented to the shell I5 in a manner similar to that of the member 20. The construction of the eyelashes I8 is such that they will project outwardly from underneath the lid I! to overhang the eyeball 20. The outer surface of the eyelid Il may be suitably colored to simulate the flesh color of the natural eyelid.

It is seen from the above described construction that we have provided an artificial eye construction which may be assembled very quickly and easily and in which there are relatively few parts to handle. A pair of such dolls eyes constructed in accordance with our invention may be suitably mounted on a shaft, said shaft being suitably mounted in a dolls head in any manner well known in the art so that the eyes will be held in proper engagement with the eye sprockets in the dolls head.

As is well known, the human eye has a lower as well as an upper eyelid, carrying eyelashes. We have, therefore, provided a modified form of our invention comprising a dolls eye construction as shown in Figs. 6 and 7 of the drawing, having upper and lower eyelid members. In this form there is provided an upper eyelid I'I similar to the eyelid I1 and which is integral with a shell I5 similar to the shell I5. There is also provided a lower lid 30 which may also be integral with the shell I5. Each of the eyelids I1 and 30 may have attached to the underside thereof, eyelashes similar to the eyelashes I8. The eyelid I1 is provided with eyelashes I8 and the eyelid 3|], with eyelashes 3!. The eyeball and the iris members may be of similar design and construction as that shown in Figs. 1 to 5 of the drawing. The substantially hemispherical shell I5 is preferably made of sheet metal or any other suitable material.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which the several objects of this invention are achieved, and which is well adapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention, and as various changes might be made in the embodiments above set forth, it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in the accompanying drawing, is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. An artificial eye structure comprising a substantially hemispherical shell, a member less than a hemisphere concentrically curved in relation to said shell and superimposed thereon, said member having attached thereto an independent iris and pupil simulating member, and a second member less than a hemisphere concentrically curved in relation to said shell and superimposed thereon in continguous relationship with said first member.

2. An artificial eye structure comprising a substantially hemispherical shell, a member less than a hemisphere concentrically curved in relation to said shell and superimposed thereon, said member being of transparent material and having mounted thereon an independent iris and pupil simulating member, and a second member less than a hemisphere concentrically curved in relation to said shell and superimposed thereon in contiguous relationship with said first member.

3. An artificial eye structure comprising a substantially hemispherical shell, a member less than a hemisphere concentrically curved in relation to said shell and superimposed thereon, said member being of transparent material and having mounted on the inner surface an independent iris and pupil simulating member, and a second member less than a hemisphere concentrically curved in relation to said shell and superimposed thereon in contiguous relationship with said first member.

4. In an artificial eye structure, in combination, a substantially hemispherical shell, a member less than a hemisphere concentrically curved in relation to said shell and superimposed thereon, said member being of transparent material and having mounted on the inner surface thereof an independent iris and pupil simulating member, said transparent member being painted white, with the exception of a portion thereof disposed directly in front of and registering with said iris and pupil member, and a second member less than a hemisphere concentrically curved in relation to said shell and superimposed thereon in contiguous relationship with said first member.

5. An artificial eye structure comprising a substantially hemispherical shell having a flattened chordal plane, a member less than a hemisphere concentrically curved in relation to said shell and superimposed thereon, said member having mounted on the inner surface thereof an iris and pupil simulating member disposed adjacent said chordal plane, and a second member less than a hemisphere concentrically curved in relation to said shell and superimposed thereon in contiguous relationship with said first member.

6. An artificial eye structure comprising a substantially hemispherical shell of opaque material, a member less than a hemisphere concentrically curved in relation to said shell and superimposed thereon, said member being of transparent material and having mounted on the inner surface thereof an independent iris and pupil simulating member, said transparent member being painted white, with the exception of that portion thereof disposed directly in front of and registering with said iris and pupil member which remains transparent, and a second member less than a hemisphere concentrically curved in relation to said shell and superimposed thereon in contiguous relationship with said first member, said second member being opaque.

'7. In combination with an artificial eye structure comprising a one piece hemispherical shell, an eyelid member concentrically curved in rela tion to said shell and superimposed thereon, said eyelid member being integral with said shell, a second member concentrically curved in relation to said shell and superimposed thereon in contiguous relationship with said eyelid member, said member having mounted thereon an independent iris and pupil simulating member.

8. In combination with an artificial eye structure comprising a one piece hemispherical shell, an eyelid member concentrically curved in relation to said shell and superimposed thereon, said eyelid member being integral with said shell and having eyelashes afiixed thereto, and a second member concentrically curved in relation to said shell and superimposed thereon in contiguous relationship with said eyelid member whereby said eyelashes are adapted to overhang said second member, said second member having mounted thereon an independent iris and pupil simulating member.

9. In an artificial eye structure, in combination, a shell, upper and lower eyelid members concentrically curved in relation to said shell and superimposed thereon, an eyeball simulating member concentrically curved in relation to said shell and superimposed thereon, said eyeball member having mounted thereon a separate iris and pupil simulating member, said upper and lower eyelid members and said eyeball member being disposed in contiguous relationship.

10. In an artificial eye structure, in combination, a shell, upper and lower eyelid members concentrically curved in relation to said shell and superimposed thereon, said eyelid members being integral with said shell, and an eyeball member concentrically curved in relation to said shell and superimposed thereon, said eyeball member having mounted thereon a separate iris and pupil simulating member, said upper and lower eyelid members and said eyeball member being disposed in contiguous relationship.

11. In an artificial eye structure, in combination, a shell, upper and lower eyelid members concentrically curved in relation to said shell and superimposed thereon, said eyelid members having eyelashes aifixed thereto, and an eyeball member concentrically curved in relationship to said shell and superimposed thereon, said eyeball member having mounted thereon a separate iris and pupil simulating member, said upper and lower eyelid members and said eyeball member being disposed in contiguous relationship.

12. An artificial eye structure comprising a hemispherical shell, a member less than a hemisphere concentrically curved in relation to said shell and superimposed thereon, said member having mounted thereon an independent iris and pupil simulating member comprising a representation of an eye iris and pupil printed on a cardboard material with the pupil portion thereof embossed with respect to the iris portion, and the periphery only of said iris and pupil member being adhesively attached to said superimposed member.

13. An artificial eye structure comprising a substantially hemispherical shell, a member less than a hemisphere concentrically curved in relation to said shell and superimposed thereon, said member being of a transparent material and having mounted on the inner surface thereof an independent relatively flat iris and pupil simulating member, the inner surface of said transparent member and the back surface of said iris and pupil member being painted white whereby that portion of said transparent member disposed directly in front of and registering with said iris and pupil member remains unpainted, and a second member less than a hemisphere concentrically curved in relation to said shell and superimposed thereon in contiguous relationship with said first member.

MA'I'IEO DE CESARE. DAVID COHN. 

